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Plan to house thousands of asylum seekers at former Lincolnshire air base angering locals
The Home Office has been sharing more details of its plan to house thousands of people seeking asylum at a former air force base in Lincolnshire. Not everyone living near RAF Scampton was allowed to attend the meetings however, prompting anger among some locals.
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‘The hardliners are winning’ – former Afghan government minister condemns Taliban university ban
We spoke to Nargis Nehan, a former minister with the Afghan government and women’s rights activist, about the Taliban’s decision to ban women from university.
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Taliban bans women from university in Afghanistan
Classes for female students have been stopped, while security forces have prevented women in the Afghan capital Kabul from entering university campuses after the country’s Taliban rulers imposed a new ban on women and girls from accessing higher education.
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‘Shocked and scared’: Afghan photojournalist remembers day Taliban entered Kabul
A total of 21,000 people have been brought to the UK from Afghanistan, according to the Home Office.
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Taliban in control: a year of power in Afghanistan
The Taliban has been parading through the streets of the Afghan capital Kabul to mark one year in power.
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Inside Afghanistan’s healthcare system on the brink of collapse
In Afghanistan, the healthcare system is on the brink of collapse.
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Afghanistan: Taliban leader declares group will never bow to America
The Taliban’s reclusive leader has declared that the group would never bow to America, even if the US dropped a nuclear bomb on Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan earthquake: Taliban appeals for aid as thousands left injured and homeless
The Taliban deputy leader has appealed for international aid as Afghanistan struggles to cope with the thousands left injured and homeless by Wednesday’s earthquake.
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‘Cadet training does not prep you for war,’ says Tory MP Bob Seely
We were joined by Bob Seely, Conservative MP for the Isle of Wight and a former soldier who served in Afghanistan.
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‘Home Office system is creaking’, says Action for Afghanistan co-founder
We spoke to Zehra Zaidi, who’s a lawyer and co-founder of Action for Afghanistan – an organisation that works to secure safe passage and resettlement for refugees.
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Girls banned from Afghan schools despite Taliban assurances
After being barred from getting an education since the Taliban took over last August, girls in Afghanistan were looking forward to returning to their classrooms today.
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Refugees fleeing other conflicts ask for same treatment as Ukrainian refugees
The UK’s “Homes for Ukraine” scheme opened yesterday with more than 100,000 people offering to house Ukrainian refugees.
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Afghanistan: Taliban says it will release two foreign journalists
The Taliban says it is releasing two foreign journalists it’s been holding since Monday.
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Thousands of Afghan evacuees stuck in hotels after fleeing to UK
When the Taliban seized control of their homeland, thousands of Afghan evacuees, who once worked for the British, were promised sanctuary here in the UK.
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How Pen Farthing got 150 animals out of Afghanistan
In the summer of 2021 desperate people in Kabul tried to board the last flights out of the Afghan capital. A man called Pen Farthing made it out with 150 animals.